Improvement in fences



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Fence.

Patented Sept. 5, 1865.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WM. D. WOODRUFF, OF PHELPS, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 49,820, dated September5, 1865.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. WooDRUFF, ofPhelps, in the county of Ontario, in the State of New York, haveinvented a new and Improved Style of FencePosts, styled Iron- Olads, andI do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescriptionthereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon.

The object of my invention is first to obtain durability, as alsoeconomy, neatness, facility of adjustment, and more particularly to morereadily utilize old fences whose posts have rotted 01'1" in the ground.

The nature of my invention consists in securing to the lower ends offence-posts above the ground two metallic feet or angle-irons havinggood lateral bearings on each side.

In the drawings, B represents the posts of one panel, A the rails orbars, and G the metallic feet or angle-irons. It will be seen twoofthese latter are attached to each post-one on each side of it-givingsix durable steadying feet or anchors to each panel, having good lateralbearings on either side. They may be made of cast or wrought iron, andof any suitable dimensions to serve the intended purpose. If cast, Iprefer the shape shown by Figure 2,

having a brace, C. These feet are secured to the lower ends of the postsby bolts, screws, or otherwise, as desired, for which purpose holes aremade in their top ends. They can be protected from rust by a coating ofany Suitable material. I propose making the horizontal part of the footsome ten or twelve inches in length, which will admit of a weight beingplaced on it as an anchor.

The feet may be placed below ground, or entirely above if desired, andthe panels may be removed at will without separating any of its parts,in this respect diifering from most, if not all, portable fences.

For permanent fencing the iron feet should be buried, leaving the lowerend of the posts a few inches above ground, to get the benefit ofcirculation of air.

VVh-at I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- Thecombination of the metallic feet or angle-irons O with the posts B andlongitudinal bars 0, the whole constructed and operated substantially asdescribed.

WILLIAM D. WOODRUFF.

Witnesses:

MARTIN L. FERGUSON, WILLIAM M. KING.

